Manifold sales-book.



. PATENTED MAR. a, 1904 L. G. WHITNEY. MANIFOLD SALES BOOK. APPLIOATI ON IiILBD NOV. 5. 1903.

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Zd-ZEAIIORNEY lATENTED MAR. 8, 1904.

L. G" WHITNEY.

MANIFOLD SALES BOOK.

APPLIOATION FILED N015. 1903.

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N0 MODEL.

Iii-5 1111351?! E E N Patented March 3, 1904;

s ren T1 1 I; v s i Ares ibiitistir lenient MTWVOOD G. WHITNEY, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

liJlA-NEFLQLD $ALE$BOGK.

I: forming part of. Letters Patent No. 754,361, dated March 8, 1 904.

'i'ipplicstion filed November 1903, Serial No. 179,916. (No iiiodel.)

Z/ 6071067? ing been turned upon the pad of duplicate .vn that l, LrNWooD G. WVHITNEY, checks so that the Writing to be placed upon United States, and a resident said original check may be transferred by a "l-t, in the county of New York and carbon sheet to the upper one of the duplicate I Kori: heve invented certain new check Fig. 2 is a like view'of same, the

ernents in Manifold Salesoriginal check bearing the serial number 5 following is e specifirlain Fig. 1 being in Fig. 2 shown as having been turned by a swiveling movement below the slates to improvements in bank of originalchecks. Fig. 3 is alongitus for use in hotels, stores, dinal section through the open check-book on 6 nsists in the novel fee-r the dotted line 3 3 of Fig. 1. Fig. kiss. transand particularly verse section of same on the dotted line &4; of

elenns. Fig. 1. Fig. 5 is a transverse section of same ixin ention isto produce-e. on the dotted line 5 5 of Fig. 1. Fig. 6 is a I L book capable of conuenlongitudinalsection through the book and corand adapted in the preresponds with Fig. 3, with the exception that =olr to permit the repeat in Fig. 6 the book is shown in closed position cheeks without the tie and with. the further exception that the origiittor from time to time, as nal checks shown in Fi 3 as having been connection with the duturned below the bank of checks are omitted e issued. it being possible in Fig. 6, Fig. 6 representing the book in y invention to issue any its initial condition ready for sale and use.

' checks from one origi Fig. 7 is an enlarged detached top View of a i 1 letter interfering with portion of that cover of the book which de inal checks in conuectechably receives the pad of duplicate checks slips for the duplicate or check-slips, the hinged frame for aiding in the retention of the pad of duplicate checks form the boot: of in invenbeing shown as unlocked and turned outwardly it of hinged covers, means from the edge of the book-cover. Fig. 8 is a to deteehably receive detached perspective View of a frame for sup 8o or slips to be issued porting the upper ends of the bank" of origin the other cover to re nal checl's'and below which frame the origiof independent original checks used may be turned so as to id clieclis to have a cause them to lie below the bank of original ad of checks; and Fig. 9 is atop View, and Fig. 10 a 3 5 also to in :1 ,tion of e modification of said frame. I ired. so that in the drawings i0 11 denote the book-cow iZilGCnS after being connected bye hinge or binder 12 of usual 2 rue y be moved below character. Upon the inner face of the cover is end. Wl'tiliilitWI] l0 applied. the ped of duplicate check-slips 1 when desired Witli- 13, while upon the inner face of thecover 11 i T being detacliet is applied the bank of original checks 1e.

vhern. The pad 13 is composed of any suitable nuinfully understood from ber of leaves or slips and a carbon-sheet 15, b "i-ereinafter presented, whose coated surface Will face downwardly-Q "'9 5 the accompanying the said leaves end carbon-sheet being fas I tened. together by usual staples at their left- 1 an open check band edges to forms pad, and each of said nresiny inve iea'ves, which may be individually designated by the numeral 16, having adjacent to its .e itmo he 70 m, hee i a i i so eel (iii "e hf 1th the eemsir 1 .11

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e the Exam ne the i iii the .13 #51 nd h e 011 i the ingeii' L ing paid 623, B, .60 dn be $1 hevhi the stub p upper H112 pm! end hi1! teaser thereby exposing the free end of the holder will'thus be seen that with one original check shown, vertical lips d2 to storm an abutment'for'the fur 39 to permit the introduction thereon of the cheeks 22 or .the withdrawal therefrom of checlis'22 previously applied thereom The shocks 22ers provided with corresponding apertures 41, so that they may be conven- 'ently threaded upon the holder 39 when the ter is held upwardly to expose its free end clear of tliepyelet d0, 'llheholder 39 will preferably be formed of a single piece of wire, Tliet'raine135 has at its inner edge adjoining end cdgesf ofi' the checks 22, so that said checks may be kept in pad form during the handling of the hook,

The eheclzsfliz will be',suitably ruled and spaced, as shown in Fig. to receive the writing to be placed thereonfand the amounts er the charges for the items to be written upon the cheeks, and in addition the eheclrs 22 will preferably hear at their upper portion a serial number and at their lower end will he provided. with a space to receive thenumber of the waiter using the book.

Normally all of the checks 2 2 are carried by the cover 11, and the pad of duplicate checks 13 is carried by the cover 10.

in the employment of the book the exposed check will be turned upon the holder 39 from the cover 11 over upon the pad 13, carried by the cover 10 to the position in which the original check is illustrated in Fig. 1, and thereupon the waiter will write upon the check 22 the orders given by a guest, and this writin will be transferred, through the medium of the carbon. sheet 15, upon thethen upper check-slip it. The waiter will also apply his number upon the original check 22 and in the space 18 of the check-slip 16 and write upon the space 19 of the slip 16 the number of, the original check and in the space 20 the number of the table at which the guest may be sitting. Thereupon the waiter will detach the chccloslip 16 and deliver it to the proper department. if the waiter should have no further transactions with the guest, the check 22 written upon will then-be turned in to the cashier but it the guest should conclude to order something in addition the waiter will restore the check 22 upon, the pad 13, and thereupon .any additional articles desired would be Written by the waiter upon the said check 22 and the du licate made and issued as before. This system can be continued as long as might be desired, every time the guest giving a further order the same being written upon the check and transferred by the car- 22 a number of the duplicate cheeks 16 may be issued, all of the checks 16 having applied upon them the number of the original check hwhich they have been used, so that the auditor may be enabled to bring together the original check and all of the checks 16 utilized in connection with it. 4

If after supplying a guest with a part of his order (designated on the exposed check 22 in Fig. 1) the waiter should be required to serve at another table,,he would turn the said exposed check below the elevated frame 35 to the position in which said check is shown in Fig. 2 and then turn the second one of the bank of checks 22 upon the pad 13. The waiter would thereupon write upon this second check 22 in the same manner as hedid upon the first check 22 and issue the duplicate check 16. If the waiter then had to use the first check 22 again, he would turn the second check the frame 35 and insert the second original check below said frame and turn the third check 22 over upon the pad 13and repeat for the third guest the operations above explained for the first and secohd guests served. It will thus be seen that the waiter holding the book may serve at any number of tables with the utmost convenience, using as many checks 16 for one original check 22 may be required. The original checks 22 are not removed from the holder 39 until all of the transactions between the waiter and guest have been concluded, and it is one of the advantages'ol' thisinvention thatthe waiter may have in use a number of the original checks 22 while serving at different. tables without detaching any one of the checks 22 until the transactions connected withthe same have been-completed, whereupon he will simply tear the check from the holder 29 by giving the check a slight jerk, the aperture 41 in the check being close to the edge of the latter and permitting of the tearing ofthe check at that point. The holder 89 forms a means for retaining the checks 22 upon the frame 35 and also-a means for hinging the checks 22 so that they may be conveniently turned upon and from the pad 13, and the said holder 39 also constitutes a pivot upon which, as an axis, the checks 22 maybe swiveled or turned from the position in which the exposed check 22 is shown in Fig. 1 to the position below thefra'me 35 and bank of original checks 22, as represented in Fig 2. 1

in Fig. 3 1 illustrate several of the original checks as having been turned below the frame 35, and for clearness of identification I designate these checks by the numeral 22'.

The holder 39 is so disposed upon the cover 11 that when the hook-covers 1O 11 are closed toward each other as shown in Fig. 6 the said holder will clear the upper edge ot'the paid 13 and oooopg' ihe heiiweei ialio 11p-- per edge oi: said pod ind hinge or the eziiployineni, of the lio and ii when one or moro Cllfjiliic VG he heli'aw the iroiiio ithe :1 r1. ioi.

iii-mile will hold. the some iii o idiom the pur pose heiiw" ohm; do tho employment of i2" hooii iii-'3 j its 'ilioioof oholl he ,re iiiimoody and snugly to eiher.

The invention is not in every pairi) limihad to the employment the iwo hinged covers since the poms mount-2d on said covers mm in a. less desirable form of the invention be mounted on o howl? l iihle support or base, ouch on the two eov 'o 10 ii i. would roproseiii Whon in their open poeiiuion if they could moi; be cloned toward ezioh. other.

The modii" tion shown in; .i E? Find 18 consists iii mplying an ordinary cmg i'iinge to the ond of: ihe lira a) so th ir the mi ler may noi; hove iodi "on of hire ring moi/ion,

"What .i eloim as my invention, imd d secure by limiters l siixoniy, is i 1. manifold cheelr-hook compri 'ing a pair of hinged oovere, a pod of check pi; on one of solid covers, 11- lmnli 0.! original checks, and a irai'ne upon tho other cover, combined with the pivohholdor 39 connected at one end to said irin'ne F 1d at the otheizend extending downwamiily beaow said frmne, said holder Bil being adopted to receive the original checks and permit tho lair/er to have :1 hin 'eil more inei'ititowaird imdiz'omsiiiid pod ii .1 o eling movement below said he; F llllfleiifl" will as set forth.

2 in i1 iiiojoiiold SEElfl-S'd OOlL, supporiing moans, lllflmli thereon adapted to receive and detiiehiihly retain n pad of eheol slipii, the frame 35 secured in; one em porting; moans for reeeir no.1 oheolwilips, and the pi nib-holder 9 i'uii" nested 3th mid frame upon which Said origi Dill CllQCliH-lliilli may he 'il'ii'i'siideiil and which is adapted to permit tho said original checks to have a, hihg 'od movement toward and from said pod and also o swiveling moreiiieni to position below will frame, said friimo liming; ii springnotion toward its support, thereby lo more securely hold the checks pus-sod below ill; substantially as; set forth.

3. in ii i'miiii old sales book, so pporting momm means; iihoreon m'lirpted. to receive and iletaohiihly retain a pad of cliefi'isslips, the ele-- vated frame hold at one portion only by its support. for receiving {i series of origz inol chem]; -e1lip.=5 the pivot-holder 3L upon which said origyizml o lwili os are threaded their to ends for rominiiw florid ends ii 2 1' ro to mil. ohooloslipe, the sold holder 3? permitting :iiiid: original ohecks to have a hinged Inovemom toward and from said pad and also a.

swiveling movement below said frame; substantially set forth, (e In o inonifolding soles-book, supporting mom-2, means thereon adopted to receive and dehrehohly retain a pad of check-slips, the elevoted frame secured at one portion only to its ppori; for receiving e series of original ehooleslips, and having the lips 4:2 to form ohiihments for the odigcent ends of said the pivot-holder fiiliipon which said orig-log; L cheek-slips are threaded at their top enddofi the lip for (leiliwhiibly retaining :the otlih; l

ends of said original check-slips, said holdi T 39 permitting" the said original check-slips to hove a hinged movement toward and from nod and also a swiveling movement below mid frame; substantially as set forth.

in o mini-fold sales book, supporting mo is, a pod of cheek-slips thereon, the plate 53h: moored iao rim-id supporting means and hawin iii, one end the detont -30, and the right-on hi :ie 3i 'rivobally secured at one end iii, other end having the spring-tongue to engage said defiant, said frame 31 being adopted in ineloee the stub portion of said paid; substantially set forth. v r 1 iii in o moniii'old soles book, supporting means, a] pad of {shook-slips thereon, the plate 26 fastened upon siiil'd supporting means and having the verisieail lips 29 and detent 30, and the pivoted right-angular frame 31 having the on ing-tonguo 32 to engage said detent, said frame 31. being adapted to said plate 36 and Lo eoniino the stub portion of said pad; subotiini'ziiiily ooh forth.

iii. o n'zziniiold seles-l3ook, supporting 1.1 s pod of oheelr slips thereon, the plate All i ened upon said supporting means and having the vertical lips 29, the pivoted rightnngolnr frame 31 having the horizontal and vortioail members to eonfine the stub portion pod upon said plate, (Mid o lochingdefor iiemilmliily retaining" scoid rightnngw lei! frame in position upon said stub; subsbzur' tizilly sol; forth.

. 8. A. manifold sales-book comprising a: pad i v oi UliGQliS to he issued. and a carbon-sheet on, 5

said pod, combined with a series of original eliooli's :i'or use in connect: on with sold pad, supporimg means for said pod and original checks,

ilie frame 35 for said original checks, the

holder in cooneriitive relation thereto forsaid original cheeks, said frnm being attached at one piirlyion only to its support whereby some oi said original cheeks may he turned below it o r d said holder passing through correspondapertures in said original choclqs and liking;

said checks lo have a hinged move-l. xreon to and from Qiiid pod and also a moveiiieni when. oeid ohoel s ore ho below zsziid frame; ouhoiziiiiiioily s 9. In a manifold sales-book, supporting on 'thelo wer portion of said holder as an'axis means, means thereon'adapted to receive and and gassed below said frame; substantially as detachebly retain sped of cheek-slips; the set forth.

frame for receiving a series of original clieek slips, and the holder upon which 'saidforigihel check-slips may be. threaded and which is in the form of a pivot extiiiiihgfupwliidlhoutwardly and downwardly 'i'iiggbl'eooperative relatiop to said fra me, said friuhe being attached at one portion only to its support whereby some of saici original cheek slips may be turned Signed'at' New York, in the county of New York and State of New York, this 4th day of November, AID. 1903.

I LINWOOD G. WHITNEY.

Witnesses:

CHAS. C. GILL, ARTHUR MARION. 

